STATIC STRUCTURALANALYSIS OF A DESIGNED WIND TURBINE MODEL
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Samuel, M
Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria
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Muhammad, S. U
Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria
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Solomon W. C
Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria
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Japheth, G. C
Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria
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- Abstract
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Awind turbine is a machine which converts the power in the wind into electricity using the aerodynamic force of lift
to rotate a shaft which in turn helps in the conversion of mechanical power to electricity by means of a generator. It
is subjected to varying wind loads while in operation under different environmental conditions. In this paper, the
structural analysis of a proposed model for scale assessment of 5 MW wind farm in Kaduna using Nigerian Defense
Academy (NDA) as a case study was investigated. The design and assembly of the wind turbine components were
done with the help of SolidWorks 2018 and the analyses were done in ANSYS 15.0 by constraining the model and
applying equivalent environmental wind load on it. The designed turbine is made by different type of component
materials such as i.e., cast alloy steel as the base, chromium stainless steel as the bearing, aluminum 2024 T361 as
the blade, copper as the rotor, cast alloy steel as the housing, alloy steel as the tower and shaft. Alloy steel has a
good strength but it contributes more weight to the turbine. The result showed that the maximum stress of the wind
turbine structure is 33.80 MPa under maximum wind load of 120 N acting on the turbine which is lower than the
yield strength of the turbine materials ranging from 241.28 MPa to 620.40 MPa. The tower, base and the blades are
the most components of the system with the stress concentration. - Author Biographies
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